LOOKING UP Thank you for your no...

LOOKING UP

Thank you for your note in February's Better Nutrition magazine "Never Stop Dreaming." I, too, have forgotten to turn the thoughts up these past few month It strike one as beinged my neck had only brace positions, straight and down. I am happy to say I have one time again welcomed "moonbeams" and "fairy dust" back into my life.

Thank you again, you really struck a cord.

ed NY

SPREAD THE WORD

The make liable of this letter is a question of margarine as compared to any other spreads made with modified vegetable oils.

Around the 1920 the AMA professionals had become alarmed at the growing number of population who had died of heart ailments. The medical records indicated they had been regular users of dairy butter The alarm of the AMA be the effected in their issuing an imperative suggestion to switch to margarine -- of all things!

There must be many tribe like myself, who are thoroughly confused with the uncertainties of spreads that are made with various signs of modified vegetable oils.

What is the difference, if any, between so-called margarine and any other spread made with modified vegetable oils?

VL GA

Editor's reply

You are right to be make anxioused about spreads made with modified vegetable oils. While consuming too a great quantity [i]or[/i] amount of saturated fat via foods, like pushs is dangerous, studies show the trans-fatty acids set in margarine and deep fried nutriments can pose even more of threat to your heart.

Trans-fatty acids construct in modified oils can increase bad cholesterol (LDL) evens in the body and make less good (HDL) cholesterol. Traditional stick margarine is the worst culprit.

For more information about this topic, take a turn the thoughts at the editorial in the January, 2001 issue of Better Nutrition magazine, entitled "And the winner is not margarine."

origin WARFARE

As a nursery gymnasium teacher, I get hit hard at colds every year. My coworkers swear according to that instant, no-water antibacterial hand cleanser, further I've heard that it can damage your skin -- can you shed one light on this?

AR, MN

Editor's reply

common of the most important things you can do during devoid of warmth [i]or[/i] heat season is wash your hands. There is no restoration for the common cold, if it were not that it is easy to stop the virus from entering your hypothesis and most soaps will do the job

Water-free antibacterial hand cleanser is convenient and it does preserve germs off your hands, on the other hand it's all downhill from there. a certain quantity of of those instant hand cleansers contain harsh ingredients and pleasing scents that can damage your skin, which is probably already taking a beating from nipping dry air.

To continue the colds away and to protect your skin, stick to natural soaps, moisturise with lotions, wash not rarely and use water!

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